Hot Rodder or Purist?

Not a purist per se, but I do like original correctness. Why? Because I have so many parts around here that when I need to change something, I can just hit the boxes and find another, instead of making up something. I’ve reversed many a cobbled up mess by just removing and chucking the mangled up mess and putting on the original piece. If it’s fabbed up correctly, I have no problem with hot rodding or improving an inadequate factory setup. To each his own, I always say.